Singer-Songwriter Brett James
Dies In North Carolina Aircraft Crash
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Brett James — a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter who labored with the likes of Taylor Swift — has reportedly died in a airplane crash.
James — greatest identified for his collaborative hit with Carrie Underwood, “Jesus, Take the Wheel” — was reportedly flying aboard a small airplane when it went down in a area close to a faculty in Franklin, North Carolina about 3 PM Thursday. Police stated not one of the college students or college employees have been injured.
WLOS-TV reviews the plane took off from John C. Tune Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, with three individuals on board, and all of them died.
James had a powerful profession as a musician, working not solely with Swift and Underwood but additionally Bon Jovi and Keith City. He took dwelling a 2006 Grammy for Greatest Nation Tune for co-writing “Jesus, Take the Wheel.” He additionally penned Kenny Chesney’s “Out Final Night time,” and was thought of among the finest collaborators within the music business.
He has written round 500 songs that appeared on albums with mixed gross sales of over 110 million copies.
Brett was 57.
RIP